Home Value Trail

Gaston County Unincorporated Area, NC home price history and building permits

Gaston CountyCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCNorth Carolina

  • Price trail: Gaston County
  • FHFA annual index 1975 to 2025
  • Developmental index
  • Permits through

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. The line on this page is the index of Gaston County, the county of Gaston County Unincorporated Area. The FHFA annual house price index for Gaston County increased by 132.1% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Gaston County Unincorporated Area authorized 2,330 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026.

2015

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. These figures are for the index of Gaston County, the county of Gaston County Unincorporated Area.

+132.1%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Gaston County increased by 132.1%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +8.8%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Gaston County+132.1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC+122.2%
North Carolina+106.6%
United States+85.0%
Gaston County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • Gaston County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Gaston County, not of Gaston County Unincorporated Area. The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city.

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Gaston County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025923.89+1.9%
2024906.46+5.8%
2023856.64+7.4%
2022797.41+22.7%
2021649.65+15.8%
2020561.00+6.1%
2019528.64+7.8%
2018490.29+9.2%
2017448.80+7.4%
2016417.88+5.0%
2015398.03+3.9%
2014383.27+3.3%
2013371.03+1.9%
2012364.14−1.8%
2011370.65−4.3%
2010387.50−5.4%
2009409.61−1.8%
2008417.27+1.3%
2007412.03+3.8%
2006396.99+3.6%
2005383.14+2.3%
2004374.64+1.4%
2003369.43+1.9%
2002362.53+1.6%
2001356.74+4.3%
2000342.15+5.0%
1999325.73+3.5%
1998314.58+5.4%
1997298.52+4.1%
1996286.71+5.2%
1995272.54+5.2%
1994259.18+1.2%
1993256.12+1.9%
1992251.23+1.3%
1991247.95+3.7%
1990239.17+1.6%
1989235.42+6.4%
1988221.28+8.1%
1987204.65+3.7%
1986197.41+7.2%
1985184.12−0.3%
1984184.64+9.0%
1983169.38+11.6%
1982151.76+1.2%
1981149.90+1.2%
1980148.09+8.7%
1979136.19+14.6%
1978118.89+7.5%
1977110.64+10.6%
1976100.08+0.1%
1975100.00n/a

Each figure is the change of the FHFA annual all-transactions index, from the year that you pick to 2025. It is a change for the area. It is not the change in the value of your home, and it does not use the price that you paid.

The average for each year is a compounded annual change. The guide to values explains more.

When using the FHFA House Price Calculator, please note that it does not project the actual value of any particular house.

FHFA, about its own House Price Calculator: Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index Datasets, HPI Calculator, copied on . The calculator of FHFA uses quarterly figures. For the states and the 100 largest metro areas it uses the purchase-only index. Its figures can differ from the figures here.

Since the last FHFA release

No recorded FHFA release changed a figure of Gaston County. The record of releases starts with the next FHFA release. FHFA releases recorded by this site

Same span, every level

Change in the FHFA annual index to 2025: Gaston County and the areas above it
Area1 year2024 to 20255 years2020 to 202510 years2015 to 202520 years2005 to 2025Since 20002000 to 2025Each yearaverage of 10 years
Gaston County+1.9%+64.7%+132.1%+141.1%+170.0%+8.8%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC+2.5%+61.7%+122.2%+147.5%+184.3%+8.3%
North Carolina+2.5%+60.4%+106.6%+117.3%+159.5%+7.5%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

The annual files of FHFA have no index for Gaston County Unincorporated Area. The first row is the index of Gaston County.

Building permits in Gaston County Unincorporated Area

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Gaston County Unincorporated Area authorized 2,330 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 2,230 units.

Housing units authorized by month, latest 24 months
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each month
Housing units authorized by building permits in Gaston County Unincorporated Area, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 20261441422
Jul 202619814058
Jun 20261391372
May 20261401400
Apr 2026442214228
Mar 20262001928
Feb 20261591518
Jan 20261611610
Dec 20251711692
Nov 20251611592
Oct 20251951950
Sep 202522016456
Aug 20251631630
Jul 2025306180126
Jun 20252212210
May 20251611610
Apr 20251701700
Mar 20252072034
Feb 20251371370
Jan 20251901900
Dec 20241461442
Nov 20241141095
Oct 20241591590
Sep 2024256114142
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureGaston County Unincorporated AreaGaston CountyNorth CarolinaUnited States
All units2,3302,33087,8531,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit1,964 (84%)1,964 (84%)61,266 (70%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units38381,29234,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0032117,298
In buildings with 5 or more units328 (14%)328 (14%)24,974 (28%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a9.57.84.1
Change from the 12 months before+4.5%+4.5%+2.0%−0.1%
Housing units authorized by year, 1995 to 2025
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each year
Housing units authorized by building permits in Gaston County Unincorporated Area, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
20252,3432,153190
20242,0691,923146
20231,5781,55721
20221,1011,1010
20211,2601,2600
20201,1571,14710
20191,0441,02123
2018891769122
201782177249
20165525448
2015998487511
201444442420
201332424480
201235533223
20112622602
20103353350
200945544114
200856154120
20079199154
20069509500
20051,00391390
20048138130
2003869766103
200273667462
200173167556
200095385796
199975166586
199877168190
1997635519116
199653848850
1995642432210

A permit authorizes construction. It does not show that the work started or that it is complete. For a place that does not report each month, the Census Bureau imputes the monthly figures.

Agency pages

  • Building Permits SurveyUS Census BureauThe survey of housing units that building permits authorize.
  • FHFA House Price IndexFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe index page of FHFA: data, tools and the release dates.
  • FHFA HPI CalculatorFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe calculator of FHFA. It works by quarter, for a state or a metro area.

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Cite this page

Home Value Trail. Gaston County Unincorporated Area, NC home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/nc/gaston-county-unincorporated-area/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Gaston County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 216000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Gaston County, 1975 to 2025. Release of March 31, 2026.
County of the place
The county code of the Building Permits Survey row, and the Census Bureau 2020 place by county file.
Residents
US Census Bureau, population estimates for 2025.

All files are works of the US government, in the public domain. To report an error, see Corrections.

Questions

What kinds of buildings have permits in Gaston County Unincorporated Area?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 1,964 units are in buildings with one unit. 38 units are in buildings with two to four units. 328 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 2,230 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 2,330 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count increased by 4.5% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Gaston County Unincorporated Area authorized 26,861 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2025, with 2,343.